Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Jeju Island on Wednesday afternoon, 25 May, coming directly from Istanbul, where he had attended the first World Humanitarian Summit.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, in New York today:

The following Security Council statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France):

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Gala, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on United Nations peace operations, the peacebuilding architecture and the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed on 19 June:

The new Permanent Observer of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to the United Nations, Alasan Senghore, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Papua New Guinea to the United Nations, Max Hufanen Rai, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations, Horacio Sevilla, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.